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By Isaac Ato Mensah Accra – Friday 28 January 2022 As I enter into birthday mode, it is time to share a bit more about myself with our favourite readers. Some say I am a “fake writer”; that I do not exist.  Others still believe some people have been writing for me.  I do not begrudge them; they’re not alone in that belief; my friends/acquaintances may be puzzled that an introvert could be so blunt. At age 22, I was asked at 24 hours notice by Reverend Father Joseph Egblewogbe, then assistant parish priest of Martyrs of Uganda Catholic Church, Mamprobi, Accra, to deliver inRead More →

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By Isaac Ato Mensah/Augustine Williams-Mensah Accra – Tuesday 21 July, 2020 Last week, we pored over several prospective job applications for roles in some government institutions, run of course with taxpayers’ money but we decided against submitting the applications.   Many Ghanaians simply do not trust that they shall get a fair chance at being shortlisted even when they are qualified.  Several apologists of political patronage have suggested that those of us who offer robust written critiques of happenings in ghana, have “exposed” some appointees who “feel insulted” and those appointees will therefore block our appointment to any advertised position that requires merit and ability. ButRead More →